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TIL Rearward-facing airplane seats would be safer than forward-facing seats because the forces during a crash would be distributed over the entire seat back rather than a single lap belt. They’re not used, however, due to passenger comfort and the increase in costs.

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grPa4 TIL that Antarctica used to be a rainforest
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